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KFC picks site for new restaurant in Totton
3:51pm Wednesday 14th November 2012 in Hampshire Business
By Chris Yandell, Chief Reporter, New Forest
KFC picks site for new restaurant
THIS is the site targeted by a fastfood giant as it goes head-to-head with a rival in a Hampshire town.
A former Mercedes garage beside the Rushington roundabout at Totton is due to be replaced by a KFC restaurant that will create 40 jobs.
Arch rival McDonald’s is planning to provide 65 new posts by building a similar facility in nearby Commercial Road.
Its original application was withdrawn earlier this year after sparking a flood of objections but a new scheme is about to be submitted.
Last week the Daily Echo revealed that KFC is also planning to target Totton. Bosses refused to reveal the location of the proposed site but details have finally leaked out.
Councillor David Harrison said the company aimed to redevelop land currently occupied by the Ridgeway Used Car Centre.
He added: “Agents for KFC have employed agents to ‘sound out’ the views of local councillors.
“An agent approached me three weeks ago and showed me the plans on the basis that I wouldn’t reveal the location.
“I kept my word but heard it being openly discussed by other councillors. It’s clearly no longer a secret.”
The roundabout serves two of the busiest roads in the Forest – the A35 and the A326 Marchwood Bypass.
Cllr Harrison added: “An incredible amount of traffic uses the roundabout every day, something KFC are clearly hoping to cash in on.
“There will be a lot of young people in Totton who will be grateful for a job close by.”
Last night KFC confirmed that it planned to open a new outlet beside the Rushington roundabout.
A Ridgeway spokesman said the nine staff would move to a new site if the scheme went ahead.
As reported in the Daily Echo, McDonald’s wants to redevelop the former site of the Red Lion pub, which burned down two years ago.
Its original application was withdrawn earlier this year after sparking a flood of objections.
The site is on a sharp bend and critics claimed that the proposed development would create an accident blackspot.
McDonald’s is about to submit a revised scheme which it hopes will overcome the objections.
Comments(19)
Stillness
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4:22pm Wed 14 Nov 12
bigfella777
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5:09pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Over the Edge
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5:17pm Wed 14 Nov 12
“There will be a lot of young people in Totton who will be grateful for a job close by.”
Only if those young people are foreign nationals, if he wants to see local young people employed I suggest he doesn't bother with KFC.
Pop along to KFC Antelope Park, Bursledon Rd,,,,,,Cllr Harrison,not a local young person in sight.
loosehead
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6:02pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Stillness
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6:47pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Over the Edge wrote:Maybe a lot of the "young people in Totton" are foreign nationals? Let's face it there has been a fair bit of Romany blood been there for ages ;-)
Cllr Harrison says
“There will be a lot of young people in Totton who will be grateful for a job close by.”
Only if those young people are foreign nationals, if he wants to see local young people employed I suggest he doesn't bother with KFC.
Pop along to KFC Antelope Park, Bursledon Rd,,,,,,Cllr Harrison,not a local young person in sight.
TimTam
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6:53pm Wed 14 Nov 12
tesscat
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7:03pm Wed 14 Nov 12
bazzeroz
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11:22pm Wed 14 Nov 12
loosehead
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6:56am Thu 15 Nov 12
bazzeroz wrote:nearly as bad as eating a Doner kebab
It will also create more work for the SGH/NHS. What with worms, food poisoning etc!! It may be finger licking good in theory but the long term consequences of eating this c.rap (and McD's) are well documented, is it not?
elvisimo
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10:46am Thu 15 Nov 12
Over the Edge wrote:Yep I would probably employ foreign nationals - they seem to understand the concept of working for a living.
Cllr Harrison says “There will be a lot of young people in Totton who will be grateful for a job close by.” Only if those young people are foreign nationals, if he wants to see local young people employed I suggest he doesn't bother with KFC. Pop along to KFC Antelope Park, Bursledon Rd,,,,,,Cllr Harrison,not a local young person in sight.
eurogordi
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10:49am Thu 15 Nov 12
adamello
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12:23pm Thu 15 Nov 12
tesscat wrote:The Red Lion site is being targeted by McDs
With living within in a 3 min walk from rushington. am not particular happy with the thought of trying to get out of Bartram road, on to the dual carriage is bad enough.but early morning or in rush hour will be bad. with out the thought of KFC being on my door step, what about where the old red lion pub use to be or even better the moon
loosehead
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12:31pm Thu 15 Nov 12
adamello wrote:Why not re-open the pub with an off sells selling Burgers & Southern Fried chicken?
tesscat wrote:The Red Lion site is being targeted by McDs
With living within in a 3 min walk from rushington. am not particular happy with the thought of trying to get out of Bartram road, on to the dual carriage is bad enough.but early morning or in rush hour will be bad. with out the thought of KFC being on my door step, what about where the old red lion pub use to be or even better the moon
sarfhamton
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1:10pm Thu 15 Nov 12
elvisimo wrote:I am not sure what constitutes a foreign national these days as there not many Britons left what with the Romans, Saxons and Normans mixing up the gene pool.
Over the Edge wrote:Yep I would probably employ foreign nationals - they seem to understand the concept of working for a living.
Cllr Harrison says “There will be a lot of young people in Totton who will be grateful for a job close by.” Only if those young people are foreign nationals, if he wants to see local young people employed I suggest he doesn't bother with KFC. Pop along to KFC Antelope Park, Bursledon Rd,,,,,,Cllr Harrison,not a local young person in sight.
However, it does seem that people who have come to live here from abroad are more motivated to work even if it is not very glamorous.
forest tony
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10:34pm Thu 15 Nov 12
David Harrison
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9:45pm Fri 16 Nov 12
I live in the town - have done for 56 years. I am a Town, District & County Councillor - and only because people regularly vote for me.
I deliver more literature than any other councillor, hold regular street surgeries, knock on 5,000 doors and speak to locals every 2 years, I have my own Facebook Pages, where I invite people to comment on local issues (visit "Councillor David Harrison")... oh and as you can see, monitor the comments on this website ! Out of touch? Don't think so... perhaps you can respond with your local qualifications that entitle you to make the judgement ? ;-)
Writers Cramp
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10:04pm Sat 17 Nov 12
Brock_and_Roll
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1:19pm Mon 19 Nov 12
loosehead says...
4:02pm Wed 14 Nov 12